Rice is one of the most important crop to millions of small farmers who grow it on millions of hectares throughout the world, and to the many landless workers who derive income from working on these farms. In the future, it is imperative that rice production continue to grow at least as rapidly as the population, if not faster. Rice research that develops new technologies for all farmers has a key role to play in meeting this need and contributing to global efforts directed at poverty alleviation.
Asia accounts for 60% of the global population, about 92% of the world’s rice production, and 90% of global rice consumption. Even with rice providing 35–80% of the total calories consumed in Asia and with a slowing of growth in total rice area, rice production went well above the demand for it in the year 2000. The largest producing countries—China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Thailand —together account for more than three quarters of world rice production.
Asia produces so much of the rice of in the world but to the majority of the planet, rice is a major food staple. This means that due to exporting, a great deal of profit can be returned to Asia via the rest of the world.
Below you will find a diagram outlining the trading patterns of rice:
Asia accounts for 60% of the global population, about 92% of the world’s rice production, and 90% of global rice consumption. Even with rice providing 35–80% of the total calories consumed in Asia and with a slowing of growth in total rice area, rice production went well above the demand for it in the year 2000. The largest producing countries—China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Thailand —together account for more than three quarters of world rice production.
Asia produces so much of the rice of in the world but to the majority of the planet, rice is a major food staple. This means that due to exporting, a great deal of profit can be returned to Asia via the rest of the world.
Below you will find a diagram outlining the trading patterns of rice:
However despite countries exporting an astounding amount of their goods, the following graph shows that almost the same amount of rice grown per country, is consumed in that same country: